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Financial Daily Dose 8.14.2020 | Top Story: Top Story: Apple Removes Fortnite from App Store; Epic Games Responds with Lawsuit

Apple has removed spectacularly popular video game Fortnite from its App Store after accusing maker Epic Games of violating App Store Guidelines. Specifically, Epic has been encouraging users to make app payments directly to Epic rather than going through Apple or Google (where the tech giants take a 30% fee), citing Apple’s alleged “unreasonable restraints” and “unlawful[] 100% monopoly over the iOS In-App Payment Processing Market”....
By: Robins Kaplan LLP
Source Url: https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/financial-daily-dose-8-14-2020-top-11623/

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